C. J. Montes (born September 18, 2002) is an American football quarterback who plays for the Kent State Golden Flashes.

[3] He transferred again to Paraclete High School in Lancaster, California before the start of his junior year without having played at John Muir.

[6] Montes played in three games during his true freshman season with the New Mexico Lobos while maintaining a redshirt.

[6] He made one start for the Lobos, completing 3 of 19 pass attempts for 11 yards with two interceptions and taking four sacks in a 36–7 loss to Colorado State.

Montes completed 241 of 376 passes for 3,000 yards and 26 touchdowns with one interception and was named second-team All-Patriot League and was a finalist for the Walter Payton Award.